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New Specialty Shark License Plate
By Michelle Klampe Vouchers are now on sale for a new specialty Oregon license plate that researchers hope will inspire people to think...

Kiera Morgan
Apr 93 min read


New Environmental Outreach Coordinator
By Tiffany Woods Oregon Sea Grant and the Oregon State University Extension Service have hired an environmental sociologist from Canada’s...

Kiera Morgan
Aug 20, 20242 min read


Cable Installation To Begin At OSU Wave Energy Site
Crews later this month will begin installing the power and data cables that are essential to completing construction of a new wave energy...

Kiera Morgan
Jul 15, 20244 min read


New Housing For Hatfield Students
Construction is now underway on a 77-unit housing project to support students, staff, visiting scientists and others working and learning...

Kiera Morgan
Jun 21, 20242 min read


Hypoxia is Widespread and Increasing
By Michelle Klampe Low oxygen conditions that pose a significant threat to marine life are widespread and increasing in coastal Pacific...

Kiera Morgan
Mar 28, 20243 min read


Warm Waters Disrupt Ocean Food Web
By Michelle Klampe OSU Marine heat waves in the northeast Pacific Ocean create ongoing and complex disruptions of the ocean food web that...

Kiera Morgan
Mar 21, 20243 min read


Master Woodland Manager Training
The Oregon State University Extension Master Woodland Manager (MWM) training is a high-level course for private landowners who are...

Kiera Morgan
Mar 2, 20241 min read


Sea Grant Recieves Disaster Preparedness Grant
U.S. Senators Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley announced that Oregon State University will receive nearly $160,000 from the National Oceanic...

Kiera Morgan
Aug 30, 20232 min read


Baseball Fundraiser "Exploding Whales" Saturday
A minor-league baseball promotion rooted in a quirky bit of Oregon history will culminate this weekend in Eugene with a fundraising...

Kiera Morgan
Aug 18, 20232 min read


Local Whales Smaller Than Those Who Mirgate North
Gray whales that spend their summers feeding off the coast of Oregon are shorter than their counterparts who travel north to the Arctic...

Kiera Morgan
Aug 17, 20234 min read


New Team Leader Brings Technology To Marine Reserves
Oregon's Marine Reserves Program has a new ecological team leader whose past work includes finding ways to use facial-recognition...

Kiera Morgan
Aug 15, 20232 min read


Wave Energy Work Visible On Oregon Coast
The next step in Oregon State University’s construction of a wave energy testing facility off the Oregon Coast is likely to be visible to...

Kiera Morgan
Aug 2, 20232 min read


OSU Board Approves Student Housing In Newport
The Oregon State University Board of Trustees on Friday June 2nd approved a $1.64 billion budget to support university operations for the...

Kiera Morgan
Jun 6, 20232 min read


Fewer Salmon Means Fewer Orcas
As a key food supply declines, the endangered population of Southern Resident killer whales, known to frequent the Salish Sea off the...

Kiera Morgan
Mar 29, 20233 min read


OSU Researchers Work On Whale Entanglement Issues
New research by an Oregon State University-led team is beginning to unravel the times of year and locations where whales are at greatest...

Kiera Morgan
Mar 21, 20233 min read


OSU Studies Sneaker Waves
On Jan. 16, 2016, beachgoers up and down the Washington, Oregon and northern California coasts were surprised by multiple “sneaker” waves...

Kiera Morgan
Feb 1, 20232 min read


Volcanic Activity In The Ocean
A chemical analysis of sediment cores from the North Pacific Ocean show a consistent pairing of volcanic ash and hypoxia, a low ocean...

Kiera Morgan
Nov 3, 20222 min read


Whale Plate Benefits Marine Mammal Institute
Over the course of four years, State Representative David Gomberg worked with Dr. Bruce Mate at the Marine Mammal Institute to authorize...

Kiera Morgan
Sep 27, 20221 min read


More Wolves, Beavers Needed To Improve Habitat
Oregon State University scientists are proposing management changes on western federal lands that they say would result in more wolves...

Kiera Morgan
Aug 11, 20222 min read


Shop At The Dock Returns
Shop at the Dock Tours are back at the Port of Newport's Dock 5. These tours are an engaging way to learn about our local commercial...

Kiera Morgan
Jul 25, 20221 min read
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